The Trabzonspor Sentinel
Market17 Aug 2026
Trabzonspor say no — this time
The offer from Galatasaray for Paul Onuachu was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Trabzonspor
Ernest Muçi was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Trabzonspor training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Batista Mendy is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Trabzonspor
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Tim Jabol-Folcarelli
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Aug 2026
Recep Under steps up from the Trabzonspor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Recep Under has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Trabzonspor promote Enes Demiral from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Enes Demiral has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Trabzonspor promote Tolga Inan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tolga Inan has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Aral Şimşir was the difference for Trabzonspor
Marked 7.58. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
In brief
- Player ratings Ernest Muçi runs at them all day
- Match Honours even between Trabzonspor and Kasimpasa
- Boardroom Trabzonspor turn down the training-ground plan